Music Week

Defected reveals new 30% minimum royalty rate

It’s a time of change at Defected Records, and the indie’s latest move is a plan to “set a new industry” standard for royalty rates. Wez Saunders, who was recently announced as the company’s new CEO ...
Mixmag

Defected announces 25th anniversary vinyl boxset and book

Defected Records is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a limited edition collector's book and vinyl boxset. The label’s first-ever hardback coffee table book, Defected: 25 Years In The House, ...
The Drum

Dance, like nobody’s watching: how Defected Records kept the party going

The night-time economy was the fifth biggest industry in the UK in 2019 according to the Night Time Industries Association, driven in no small part by clubbers getting hot and sweaty on packed dance ...
Billboard

Defected Records Acquired by Former MD Wez Saunders, Who Will Take Over as CEO

Saunders succeeds former Defected founder Simon Dunmore, who will stay on at the label as an A&R consultant. By Katie Bain Defected Records, one of the dance world’s leading labels, has a new CEO ...